Thursday, June 18, 2015

VANCE NORTH NECESSITIES OF LIFE PROGRAM - FOOD PANTRIES FOR THOSE WITH HIV/AIDS

APLA - AIDS PROJECT LA - VANCE NORTH NECESSITIES OF LIFE PROGRAM

Vance North Necessities of Life Program (NOLP) Food Pantries

EXCERPT:

Begun as a $35-a-week food voucher program in 1986, APLA’s Vance North Necessities of Life Program (NOLP) has since become the nation’s largest network of food pantries for people with HIV/AIDS.

NOLP’s pre-bagged groceries include fresh dairy, frozen meats, fresh vegetables and an assortment of canned and dry goods, as well as hygiene items and cleaning supplies.

Clients also receive bilingual, one-on-one nutritional counseling and nutrition classes. Fact sheets about a range of nutrition topics and recipes for use with NOLP products are available in all NOLP locations.

NOLP operates from four main locations and through collaborations with organizations in the Antelope Valley and the San Gabriel Valley.

Los Angeles, Koreatown -The David Geffen Center
611 South Kingsley Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90005

Wednesdays
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Open until 5:30 PM on Wednesday during weeks when the the pantry will be closed on Friday.

Fridays
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Closed the last Friday of the month.

Long Beach -NOLP at C.A.R.E. Program and Clinics
St. Mary Medical Center
411 E. 10th Street
Long Beach, CA 90813

Tuesdays
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Los Angeles, South L.A. - S. Mark Taper Foundation Center
1741 East 120th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90059

Thursdays
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

North Hollywood
San Fernando Valley
7336 Bellaire Avenue

North Hollywood, CA 91605
Thursdays
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Claremont - Foothill AIDS Project
233 West Harrison Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
2nd Wednesday of the month
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Lancaster - Bartz-Altadonna Community Health Center
43322 Gingham Avenue
Lancaster, CA 93535

Thursdays
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM


Pasadena
City of Pasadena Public Health Department, Andrew Escajeda Comprehensive Care Services

1845 North Fair Oaks Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91103

Fridays
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM


Venice - Common Ground, a program of Venice Family Clinic
2401 Lincoln Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90405

3rd Friday of the month
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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